In this movie, we're going to continue on with dimensioning, by adding the chain…and ordinate styles of dimensioning.…The whole purpose for dimensioning our drawings, and even drawings in the…beginning, is to relay information about building our parts to a manufacturer.…Now, in the real world, things aren't quite as perfect as they are in the computer.…For instance, if we have a hole and a peg or a pin, and it's a 2 inch hole,…and a 2 inch peg, and if we try to put those together, it's going to be a pretty tight fit.…So we need to make sure we're relaying information that's going to allow those…two items to fit together correctly.…So for the hole, we might want to make the hole slightly bigger and give it a…tolerance that's on the plus side.…

So it says, it can be maybe 2.05, and maybe ten-thousandths bigger, so it gives…a little bit of play.…Then, the peg has to be a little bit smaller.…So then, when we put them together, we're guaranteed that within that tolerance…block they're going to fit together and not have any problems.…

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3/7/2012

In this course, author Gabriel Corbett shows how to create manufacturing-ready parts and assemblies in SOLIDWORKS 2012. Beginning with simple 2D sketching and the software's sketch-editing tools, the course provides step-by-step instruction on building 3D geometry from 2D sketches. The course covers creating complex 3D objects with the Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, and Loft tools and shows building complex assemblies by mating individual parts together into robust assemblies and structures.

The course shows how to cut and revolve holes into parts and use the Hole Wizard tool to generate industry standard holes like counter bores, counter sinks, and taps. Best practice for designing parts is emphasized throughout the course as well as methods for creating parts faster and easier using equations, mirroring, and patterning tools. The course wraps up with generating manufacturing-ready drawings complete with an itemized Bill of Materials. As a bonus feature, Gabriel shows how to photo render a final design. Exercise files are included with the course.